MATH DEPARTMENT: Tenure-Track Position
The Department of Mathematics at Saint Mary’s College is accepting applications for a tenure-track position to begin in August 2009. Requirements include a Ph.D. in mathematics with specialization in Statistics or Operations Research/Applied Math. The ideal candidate will be a broadly trained mathematician with an expressed interest and demonstrated experience in teaching at the undergraduate level, including general education courses such as finite and discrete mathematics and elementary statistics. Duties beyond teaching include individual consultation with students, directing undergraduate mathematics projects, appropriate scholarly and professional activities, and college service. Numerous opportunities exist for teaching, consulting, and research collaborations across campus as well as in the community. In addition to being strongly committed to undergraduate teaching, viable candidates must demonstrate their potential to contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. The appointee to this position will be a Lilly New Faculty Scholar during the first two pre-tenure years and will receive course load reductions and some financial support for scholarship. Lilly New Faculty Scholars are expected to create cross campus ties to the institution by their participation in cross-divisional interactions with other college units.
Applications will begin to be reviewed November 15, 2008. Applications must be postmarked by December 7 to guarantee full consideration; however, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. A complete application includes a curriculum vitae with the candidate’s philosophy of teaching, research plans (a brief description), post-secondary transcripts, visa status for foreign nationals, evidence of teaching excellence (such as teaching evaluations), a written sample of the candidate’s scholarship/research, and three letters of reference, at least two addressing teaching. Applications may be submitted electronically.
Saint Mary's College, with an enrollment of 1600, is a nationally ranked four-year Catholic liberal arts college for women sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Saint Mary’s College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and seeks applications from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, those who have had multicultural experience, and those who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
Application materials should be sent to: Joanne Snow, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556, or send electronically to: jsnow@saintmarys.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY: Tenure Track Position
The Department of Biology, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in biology beginning August, 2009. Saint Mary's College is a Catholic liberal arts college for women with a strong commitment to undergraduate education.
Applicants must hold (or be at completion of) a Ph.D. in the biological sciences. Candidates will be expected to develop and teach at least one botany course (lecture and lab) and at least one course in environmental biology (lecture with or without lab) each year, both in an area of the applicant’s choice. The successful candidate should also expect to develop one or more specialty courses as well as an active research program emphasizing undergraduate student involvement. In addition, candidates may be asked to teach introductory laboratories as needed. A strong commitment to undergraduate education of women, a liberal arts education, and service to the department and the College is expected.
The appointee will be a Lilly New Faculty Scholar during the first two pre-tenure years. As such, s/he will receive course load reductions and some financial support for research. Lilly New Faculty Scholars are expected to develop campus ties within the institution by participating in cross-divisional interactions with other college units.
Please send a complete CV along with a letter of intent that includes your teaching philosophy as well as your email and phone contact information to: Chair of Search Committee, Department of Biology, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 or send electronically to: nekvasil@saintmarys.edu
Candidates will be contacted for full credentials (three letters of reference, visa status for foreign nationals, official transcripts, and evidence of excellent teaching [such as teaching evaluations]) if desired at a later date. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled.
Visiting Assistant Professor: Art History
Saint Mary’s College invites applications for a full-time, one-year replacement (August 2009 to May 2010) to teach surveys and upper level undergraduate art history courses in any area of expertise. PhD with teaching experience preferred; abd considered. Teaching load is 4/3: two sections of western art history survey from prehistoric through medieval periods and two additional courses of candidate’s choice in the fall semester; two sections of survey from Renaissance to the present in the spring plus one additional course. ArtStor is available.
Send letter of intent, CV, letters from 3 references, evidence of excellent teaching (such as teaching evaluations) and SASE to Julie Tourtillotte, Chair, Department of Art, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Application materials may also be sent via email to: jtourtil@saintmarys.edu. Review of materials begins immediately. Application deadline: January 23, 2009 or until position is filled.
Saint Mary's College has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and seeks applications from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, those who have had multicultural experience, and those who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
